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1. A method for managing an on-line catalog, comprising: operating an on-line catalog system via an on-line catalog management interface; determining a list of available actions for implementing within the on-line catalog system; transmitting catalog information from the on-line catalog system to user interfaces over a network, wherein the transmitting provides the catalog information for display to end-users; and subsequent to said determining the list of available actions: collecting data of usage from end-user interactions via the user interfaces with the on-line catalog; analyzing the data of usage collected from the end-user interactions; and based on the analyzing the data of usage, automatically selecting, from the previously determined list, an applicable action for implementation within the on-line catalog system, wherein once the applicable action is implemented, the operation of the on-line catalog system is subsequently changed according to the applicable action.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing previous data of usage of the end-users interacting with the on-line catalog; and generating the list of available actions based on said analyzing.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the list comprises formulating respective contexts for each of the available actions in the list, and wherein automatically selecting the applicable action comprises determining that one of the respective contexts corresponds with a portion of the data of usage.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing other data of usage of other end-users interacting with one or more other on-line catalogs, and generating the list of available actions based on said analyzing the other data.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing the applicable action to a catalog administrator, and prompting the catalog administrator to perform one of accepting the applicable action, ignoring the applicable action, or modifying the applicable action.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining the list in the on-line catalog system comprises providing a given context for a given available action of the list; and the method further comprising, in response to said automatically selecting, automatically implementing the selected applicable action within the on-line catalog system.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data of usage comprises data generated in response to a search for text, and wherein the list of available actions comprises a given available action to expand the search by using a synonym of the text in response to a future search for the text, wherein the synonym corresponds to a product of the on-line catalog.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing data other than data of usage of the end-user interactions, and generating the list in response to of available actions based on said analyzing of the other data.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: in response to said automatically selecting, automatically incorporating implementing the selected applicable action within the on-line catalog system; and providing, to a catalog administrator, notification of said automatically implementing.

10. A system for operating an on-line catalog system providing an on-line catalog, comprising: at least one processor, operating an on-line catalog system; and a memory storing software instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs: determining a list of available actions for implementing within the on-line catalog system; transmitting catalog information from the on-line catalog system to user interfaces over a network, wherein the catalog information is provided for display to end-users; and subsequent to said determining the list of available actions: collecting data of usage from end-user interactions via the user interfaces with the on-line catalog; analyzing the data of usage collected from the end-user interactions; and based on the analyzing the data of usage, automatically selecting, from the previously determined list an applicable action for implementation within the on-line catalog system, wherein once the applicable action is implemented, the operation of the on-line catalog system is subsequently changed according to the applicable action.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing previous data of usage of the end-users interacting with the on-line catalog; and generating the list of available actions based on said analyzing.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further perform: determining the list comprises formulating respective contexts for each of the available actions in the list, and wherein automatically selecting the applicable action comprises determining that one of the respective contexts corresponds with a portion of the data of usage.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further perform: determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing other data of usage of other end-users interacting with one or more other on-line catalogs, and generating the list of available actions based on said analyzing the other data.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further perform: providing the applicable action to a catalog administrator, and prompting the catalog administrator to modify the applicable action or accept the modified applicable action.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said determining the list in the on-line catalog system comprises providing a given context for a given available action of the list, and wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further perform: in response to said automatically selecting, automatically implementing the selected applicable action within the on-line catalog system.

16. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the data of usage comprises data generated in response to a search for text, and wherein the list of available actions comprises a given available action to expand the search by using a synonym of the text in response to a future search for the text, wherein the synonym corresponds to a product of the on-line catalog.

17. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said determining the list of available actions comprises analyzing data other than data of usage of the end-user interactions, and generating the list of available actions in response to said analyzing of the other data.

18. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further perform: in response to said automatically selecting, automatically incorporating implementing the selected applicable action within the on-line catalog system; and providing notification to a catalog administrator of said automatically implementing.

19. A computer software product for managing an on-line catalog, the product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer program instructions recorded therein, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to: operate an on-line catalog system via an on-line catalog management interface; determine a list of available actions for implementation within the on-line catalog system; transmit catalog information from the on-line catalog system to user interfaces over a network, wherein the transmitting provides the catalog information for display to end-users; subsequent to said determination of the list of available actions: collect data of usage from end-user interactions via the user interfaces with the on-line catalog; analyze the data of usage collected from the end-user interactions; and based on said analysis of the data of usage, automatically select, from the previously determined list, an applicable action for implementation within the on-line catalog system, wherein once the applicable action is implemented, the operation of the on-line catalog system is subsequently changed according to the applicable action.